419 scam: helene bulk <helenebulk@gmail.com> Greetings to you my dear

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transferred into your bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- helene.bulk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: helene bulk <helenebulk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helene bulk <helene.bulk@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:17:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings to you my dear

Greetings to you my dear may peace of our Lord be with you
I hope you are healthy over there in your country ? If so thanks be to God almighty that made it possible for us to see the light again today.I am very sorry to send you this message which you did not expect from me today but do not be surprise to read my mail because you are the intended recipient.I got your Contact in the internet during my search for an honest person and I contacted you personally because my heart tells me that you are the right person for this good intentions.My name is Mrs. Helene Bulk I am legally married to late Mr. Rangsey Bulk
Me and my late husband where both citizens of Cambodia and we lived here in West Africa (Ivory Coast) for the past 20 years My late husband worked with the oil company as an expatriate here in Abidjan Ivory Coast for many years before he died. We were both married without a child. My husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days and was buried here in Ivory Coast West Africa.Secondly, I presently have a serious breast cancer sickness now which according to my doctor have told me that i may not survive in it and as of now I
am writing this message from the hospital where I was admitted since nine months ago.

When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of 7.4 million US DOLLARS in a fix suspense account with one of the international banks here in Africa and he also signed an agreement with the bank that the funds will be used for charitable purposes in any country such as; helping the motherless babies,orphan,and natural disasters victims and giving help to the helpless poor people and victimes of war like Syria Last week, my private doctor just informed me that my life existent is very short on now because of my serious breast cancer sickness which is getting bad daily, my late husband and I do not have any child during our years of marriage and our family in Cambodia where all killed during the Tadeo province at the west side of Bassac massive blast bombing in 1993 near our family house in Cambodia.Please I need your help in these ways

1) I want this sum of 7.4 Million US DOLLARS to be transferred into your bank account.
2) After the transfer to your bank account, you will collect 25% for your self and use the remaining 75% to do the charitable work in your country
such as helping the motherless babies and helping the poor children to continue school in your city,helping those that were affected in natural disaster like Haiti aand Syria etc Finally, you have to take this issue very serious as I want you to reply me immediately you read my mail today so that we will proceed further with the money transfer procedures because my life is very short as my doctor has said and I want the wish of my late husband to be accomplished, even if i die I will be happy wherever I am.My dear please contact me through my private email so that i can give your details on how the fund will be transfered to your account. My private E-mail is (helene.bulk@yahoo.com)
I am anxiously waiting for your immediate response
Yours faithfully sister,

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